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involution science definition

  1. A mathematical operation, such as negation, which, when applied to itself, returns the original number.
  2. The ingrowth and curling inward of a group of cells, as in the formation of a gastrula from a blastula.
  3. A decrease in size of an organ, as of the uterus following childbirth.

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